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April 28, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
Stade de France — Paris
Referee:‬ H. Piccirillo‎
Attendance:‬ 76229‎
 
28′ Lisandro López
 

Coupe de France final Preview: Olympique Lyonnais - US Quevilly

Remi Garde's men hoping to make it second-time lucky in a domestic cup final this season, but face Regis Brouard's men who are one game away from the ultimate upset.

By Mohammed Ali

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  PROBABLE LINE-UPS

LYON
Lloris
Reveillere, Lovren, Cris, Cissokho
Gonalons
Briand, Gourcuff, Kallstrom
Lisandro, Gomis
US QUEVILLY

Quevilly Us

Coulibaly
Vardin, Vanoukia, Weis, Beaugrard
Diarra, Jouan, Laup
Cappelle, Valero, Colinet

Lyon boss Remi Garde has been dealt a blow ahead of Saturday's Coupe de France Final against giant-killer US Quevilly. Brazilian international Michel Bastos and compatriot Ederson have been left out of the squad entirely due to back and thigh problems respectively.

John Mensah is a long-term absence with Kim Kallstrom expected to move into the void left by Bastos' absence in a 4-1-3-2 formation. Yoann Gourcuff, who made his return from injury in last weekend's come-from-behind 3-2 victory against FC Lorient, is also in line for a long-awaited starting berth, although faces stiff competition from Clement Grenier.

US Quevilly enters its first Coupe de France final since 1927 with a virtually injury-free squad. Goalkeeper Issa Coulibaly is again expected to replace Yassine El-Kharroubi, with a virtually unchanged XI from the side which sensationally dumped out Marseille and Rennes in the quarter and semifinals.

Julien Valero and Pierrick Cappelle, who are Quevilly's top scorers in the competition, are expected to lead the attack ahead of Karim Herouart and Jean-Christophe Ayina, who should make the bench.
  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Olympique Lyonnais has won the Coupe de France four times, the most recent victory coming in 2008.
  • Remi Garde's men beat GFCO Ajaccio 4-0 in the semifinals, having overcome two other amateur sides as well as Bordeaux and PSG.
  • Les Gones lost their only other encounter against Quevilly in 1968, going down 1-0 to the Normandy club.
  • Victory on Saturday evening would ensure Lyon's first trophy in almost four years.
  • US Quevilly has only appeared in the showpiece final once before, back in 1927, losing 3-0 to Marseille in front of a crowd of 23,000.
  • Nevertheless, Regis Brouard's side is no stranger to the competition, having lost in the semifinals in 2010 to eventual winner PSG.
  • Quevilly's annual budget is roughly 80 times smaller than that of Lyon's. 
  • Quevilly's eight Coupe de France ties (it started four rounds before Lyon) have seen five go to extra-time, with two of those going all the way to penalties.
  • The Normandy side can become the lowest-ranked side to win the trophy on Saturday. It is the third amateur side to reach the final, with second-division sides Le Havre (1959) and Guignamp (2009) tasting victory.

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  • Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 Quevilly Us
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  • Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Quevilly Us
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  • Olympique Lyonnais 1-2 Quevilly Us
    11.34 %
Head to Head
France - Coupe de France ‎(FRAC)‎ 2012-04-28 Olympique Lyonnais 1 - Quevilly Us 0
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Olympique Lyonnais
2013-05-26Olympique Lyonnais 2 - Rennes 0FRA1
2013-05-19OGC Nice 1 - Olympique Lyonnais 1FRA1
2013-05-12Olympique Lyonnais 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 1FRA1
2013-05-05AS Nancy Lorraine 0 - Olympique Lyonnais 3FRA1
2013-04-28Olympique Lyonnais 1 - AS Saint-Etienne 1FRA1
Quevilly Us
2012-04-28Olympique Lyonnais 1 - Quevilly Us 0FRAC
2012-04-11Quevilly Us 2 - Rennes 1FRAC
2012-03-20Quevilly Us 3 - Olympique de Marseille 2FRAC
2012-02-21Quevilly Us 2 - Orléans 0FRAC
2012-01-21Quevilly Us 1 - Angers SCO 0FRAC
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Available Squads
25Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper
20Aly CissokhoDefender
13Anthony RéveillèreDefender
3CrisDefender
5Dejan LovrenDefender
6Kim KällströmMidfielder
21Maxime GonalonsMidfielder
8Yoann GourcuffMidfielder
17Alexandre LacazetteStriker
18Bafetimbi GomisStriker
9Lisandro LópezStriker
30Rémy VercoutreGoalkeeper
14BakyDefender
14Mouhamadou DaboDefender
7Clément GrenierMidfielder
15Gueida FofanaMidfielder
34Jérémy PiedStriker
19Jimmy BriandStriker
16Yassine El KharroubiGoalkeeper
-Alexandre VardinDefender
-Cédric VanoukiaDefender
-FREDERIC WEISDefender
-GREGORY BEAUGRARDMidfielder
-Anthony LaupStriker
-Matthias JouanMidfielder
-Zanké DiarraMidfielder
-Joris ColinetMidfielder
-Julien ValeroStriker
11Pierrick CapelleStriker
-Issa CoulibalyGoalkeeper
-Kévin GiboyauDefender
-Lionel MalleinDefender
-Florian FédèleMidfielder
-Karim HerouatMidfielder
-OUAHBI Abdel MajideStriker
-John-Christophe AyinaStriker
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